Support for boxes and the like



June 30, 1931. K L 1,812,203

SUPPORT FOR BOXES AND THE LIKE Filed March 26, 1928 s: a? L a zip I INVENTOR. Gaslw'll A TTORNEY.

ROBERT K I' RT weymgmnmmi surronrron'noxns A H H Application filed March 26, ega f'serial 166'; 264,925

p The invention relates, to devices by which to support various articles upon other ObJQClIS and it is particularly directed to'supports by which fire alarm and police call boxes and 1; articles of like'naturemay be mounted upon poles or walls.

The invention is illustratedin the accom-v panying drawings in which, Figure 1 is an elevational view of" a'fragment of a polehaving in the invention appl ed thereto and supportlngx a box; F ig.'2 a front elevational view of the support; Fig. 3 a rear'elevational view of the support; Figs anend view of the same; I A 5 an enlarged cross-"section on 111 16 55 of Fig.

i s 2 and Fig, 6-an enlarged cross-sectionon line Referring to the illustrative embodiment of the invention thesupport '1 is formed in .onepiece of suitable metal, suchas aluminum. Between thesideedges 2 and :3 the top or and'8 being curved outwardly to join the edges '2 and8. c The materialat each side of the fiat sections '7 and 8 is inclined outwardly and downwardly as shown'at' 9 and 10, and along the outer side'edges of each section 9 and 10 is a downwardly and outwardly curved or convex flange or section 11, 12. I The curvature of the back face of each flangell, 12 is side edges 2 and 3. Apertures 14v are formed in the flanges 11 and 12 through which lag bolts or other fastening means maybe passed to secure the article. 1

Openings 15 having communicating slots c 16 respectively are formed at suitable points in the flat section 7, and a similar opening 17,

having a communicating slot 18, is formed in the flat section 8. v r 4 l r I Uponthe backof the support there is a reinforcing rib 19at each end '5 and whichexs support to apole, wall or other;

tends Onto the sections 9 and a rib 201 v it is formedat eachside'2 and 3. Parallel re, lnforcing ribs21 extend from onerib 19 to the otherv rib 19," and similarly parallel ,ribs' 22 extend froin one rib 20 tothe other rib 20; l The'ribs 21 are on opposite sides -of the openings 15 and 17 andslots28 are forniedin the section-4; adjacentto the opposite sides 2-.

and 3 thereof "and between the ribs-223- The several'ribs notonly reinforcethe sup; v port against-undue}strains but'the ribs-21 *j and 22 have anadditionalfunctionfthat" of v locking thenuts on thebolts, which-bolts are f j passed throughthe flat back of the boX to be i V supportedandjengaged in theslotsltl, 1 8 andjfii fire alarnr and police call boxes-stove bolts are passed through the backof the -box, each bolt having a nutthereon. In mounting the 00x24 the'up'per andlow er bolts 25 and 17 and the box-is then lowered-to engage the shanks of the bolts in'the slots1 6 -and 18,{ ":1 the nuts being confined "between the ribs 21; V 1 By rotatingithe bolts, the nuts, being held 1 froinrotationby theribs, are drawn uptight 1 I and clampthe boX to-the supportl'. Bolts 26 at opposite sides of tli'esection 4 are passed through she; slots 23 :and nuts are attached; 7 J and drawn up by rotating thebolts, the rota 30 tion ofthe nuts being prevented by' the ribs22. v f' -V :The reinforcing ribs 21 and 22, therefore;

preventunauthorized rotation of" the nutsfon v the bolts and the: box is rigidly mounted on" thevsupport'." The lateral spacing ofithe side bolts 26,011 fire alarm box'f differs from that of corresponding bolts onqthe police rcall b'oX,-ithis difference in" spacing is accommodated by .tliefslots' 23. Hence; the supportlno may be used without 'alterationofor either box. The openings 15 and 17 and the slots 23 may be in any desired points tb accommodatethef Y '-box .or other' article to be attached tothe 1 l support." o vTh'e flanges 11 and 1210f the:-support firmly seaton a pole 27 on they will readily engage a curved or flat wall or other object and'p'er e mit'a'rigid anchorage of the support thereto,

thereby; firmly supporting the readily/atfront surface 4cofthesupportis flat, andbe-v (Fig. 11) are passed-throughtheopenings15 tween this fiat section 4 and'the opposite end edges 5 and-6 the sections 7 andS of the face' of the support are fiat and continuous with E -the section 4, the side edges of each section 7 tached box. WVhere the support is attached to a flat wall or object the four longitudinal edges of the flanges 11 and 12 engage the wall or object and the bolts or fastening means passed through the apertures 14 in the flanges hold the support firmly on the wall or object. The curvature of the flanges is such as to permit the support to be attached to a number of sizes of poles.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A support for mounting articles having flat backs upon cylindrical objects consisting of a fiat apertured member, reinforcements on the rear side of said member upon opposite sides of the apertures, bolts extending through the back of the article and through the apertures in the flat member and having portions thereof engaged between the reinforcements to prevent loosening of the bolts, and concaved members carried by the flat member and disposed in a transverse plane rearwardly of the fiat member.

2. A support for mounting a box having flat back upon a curved surface consisting of a flat member having apertures and slots therein adapted to receive bolts carried by said box, reinforcing ribs on the back of the flat member and adjacent to the sides of the apertures, said bolts having nuts thereon engaged by said reinforcements to prevent rotation thereof, and concaved members along the longitudinal sides of the flat memher having their concaved surfaces on the rear side thereof and disposed in a plane rearwardly of the plane of the flat member.

3. A support having a cross-shaped fiat section, rearwardly and outwardly inclined sections along the opposite side edges of the Vertical arms of the flat section and tapering respectively toward the horizontal arms of the flat section and apertured laterally tapering sections along the side edges of the inclined sections respectively and having their rear faces concaved for engaging a cylindrical object, the fiat section having bolt receiving apertures.

4. A support having a cross-shaped fiat section, 'rearwardly and outwardly inclined sections along the opposite side edges of the vertical arms of the fiat section and tapering respectively toward the horizontal arms of the flat section, an apertured laterally tapered section along the side edge of each inclined section and having its rear face concaved for engaging a cylindrical object and apertures and slots communicating with the apertures formed in the flat section and adapted to receive bolts carried by the object to be supported, the apertures and slots being such that the bolts with nuts thereon receive the nuts and the slots receive the shanks of the bolts when the object to be supported is lowered.

5. A support for boxes having a flat face, comprising a flat plate, outwardly and rear- 

